Hot Takes Only
I have opinions on occasion. This list features games where my rating has a difference of ±1.0 from the average Backloggd rating. Particularly unusual cases include short summaries.
57 Games
0.5 (vs 1.3 avg) - About as bad as games get, few things are as equally deserving of a '0.5'.
0.5 (vs 1.4 avg)
3.0 (vs 1.8 avg) - Surprisingly intense Atari 2600 game, though it obviously doesn't have a lot of content
0.5 (vs 1.7 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.0 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.3 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.1 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.2 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.2 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.3 avg)
3.5 (vs 2.3 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.4 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.4 avg)
4.0 (vs 2.4 avg) - Probably my favorite season of Fornite, pure insanity thanks to the cars and superpowers.
1.0 (vs 2.5 avg)
3.5 (vs 2.4 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.5 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.7 avg) - I usually try to not use this word, but I can only describe this game as 'boring'.
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg) - Barebones even by 1970s standards
4.0 (vs 2.8 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.9 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.9 avg)
4.0 (vs 2.9 avg) - Sometimes a bit glitchy, but landing every hit is so immensely satisfying.
1.5 (vs 2.9 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
4.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.1 avg)
0.5 (vs 3.0 avg) - Disregard the redditor ratings
2.0 (vs 3.1 avg)
1.5 (vs 3.1 avg) - Even fewer worthwhile minigames
1.5 (vs 3.2 avg) - Even fewer worthwhile minigames
1.5 (vs 3.2 avg) - Not a fan of the song selection, nor a fan of the peripherals.
1.5 (vs 3.2 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.3 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.3 avg) - Super Metroid but with an incredible weapon selection and some unsettling aesthetics.
2.0 (vs 3.3 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.4 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.4 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
5.0 (vs 3.5 avg) - Basically everything I want from a hard retro shooter.
4.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
2.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
2.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
2.5 (vs 3.5 avg) - spreads itself thin trying to handle too many different genres in a mediocre way.
4.5 (vs 3.5 avg) - One of my absolute favorite Arcade games, with one of my absolute favorite artstyles. I'll never get tired of blasting through every level in this game.
2.0 (vs 3.6 avg) - Very few worthwhile minigames
1.5 (vs 3.6 avg) - Not a fan of the song selection, nor a fan of the peripherals.
2.0 (vs 3.8 avg) - Very few worthwhile minigames
2.5 (vs 3.8 avg)